Social Media Executive

The opportunity

Sauce Shop is shaking up the condiment category. With sustained growth and ambitious targets, now is a great time to join us. We are looking for a Social Media Executive to take day\-to\-day ownership of our organic social presence, bringing our brand to life across our channels. This is a role for someone who loves the craft of social, has a natural eye for content, and thrives in the detail. You will be the person behind the posts, building genuine community engagement and ensuring our channels are always on\-brand, consistent, and active.

Role summary

The Social Media Executive is responsible for the day\-to\-day running of Sauce Shop’s organic social channels. This is a hands\-on, executional role focused on content creation, scheduling, community management, and channel performance. You will work closely with the Brand Manager and wider marketing team to bring the brand strategy and marketing plan to life, ensuring everything that goes out is on\-brand, high quality, and delivered consistently. This is not a strategic or management role; it is about doing great work every day.

Key responsibilities

Deliver organic social

• Own the day\-to\-day management of Sauce Shop’s social channels, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and any emerging platforms relevant to our audience


• Own the day\-to\-day management of our closed Facebook community, The Flavour Forum, recognising it as a key channel requiring a different tone and approach


• Execute a content calendar that reflects the brand’s strategy and drives engagement, balancing planned content with relevant reactive moments


• Create content directly: writing, shooting, and editing short\-form video and stills


• Schedule and publish content consistently across all active channels

• Monitor and respond to comments, messages, and mentions across all social channels in a timely and on\-brand way


• Actively engage with our community, fostering a positive and authentic presence that reflects the Sauce Shop brand


• Flag recurring themes, customer feedback, or emerging conversations to the Brand Manager


• Manage day\-to\-day activity within our closed Facebook community, The Flavour Forum, moderating discussions and keeping the community engaged

• Track performance data across organic channels, producing regular reports that translate numbers into clear observations


• Identify content that is working and flag opportunities to improve based on platform data


• Stay up to date with platform changes and emerging trends, bringing relevant ideas to the team

• Work collaboratively with the Brand Manager and Creative Lead on campaign moments, product launches, and reactive content opportunities


• Assist with collating and organising UGC assets for use across paid social and the ecommerce website


• Work with our Customer Service team ensuring our customer conversations stay on brand, in our tone of voice

Experience (essential)

• 1\-3 years’ experience working in social media for a consumer brand, ideally in food, drink, or a similarly personality\-led category


• Demonstrable experience creating short\-form video and still content for social, primarily on a phone or camera


• Experience managing community engagement: responding to comments, moderating communities, and maintaining a consistent brand voice


• Comfortable working to a content calendar and delivering consistently against it

• Strong content creation skills: comfortable shooting, editing, and posting short\-form video and stills


• Confident copywriter with a natural feel for brand voice and tone


• Sharp instinct for what performs on social and why, with the curiosity to keep learning as platforms evolve


• Organised and reliable: able to manage a busy content calendar without dropping the ball

• A natural doer who takes pride in the quality and consistency of what goes out


• Proactive and self\-sufficient in day\-to\-day execution, but comfortable asking for direction when needed


• Genuinely interested in food, drink, and building brand communities online


• Comfortable in a small, fast\-moving team where priorities can shift

• Sauce Shop’s social channels are active, consistent, and clearly on\-brand every day


• The content calendar is planned and delivered without gaps, covering brand moments and reactive opportunities


• Community engagement is handled promptly and in a way that reflects the brand


• The Flavour Forum is a well\-managed, active community


• Social performance is tracked and reported clearly, with content improving over time based on data


• The wider marketing team can rely on you to deliver without needing close oversight

Benefits:

• Canteen


• Casual dress


• Company pension


• Discounted or free food


• Employee discount


• Free parking


• On\-site parking


• Sick pay


• Store discount

• What is your current salary?

• Social Media Executive: 1 year (required)

• United Kingdom (required)

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